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Title: | Modern Railways in Profile series (3 books) |
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| Author: | Tom Smith |
| Publisher: | Cheona Publications, Llanllyfni |
| Format: | Book |
| Subject: | Wagons |
| Category: | Photos |
| Spec: | 64 pages, 9in x 7in, card covers, full-colour |
| Publication date: | 2002-2004 |
| Summary: | Slim volumes but with lots of large photos, all in colour. Certain wagon types do not feature but others are covered in-depth. |
| Review: | These books followed on from the earlier Railways in Profile series and were to a similar format but printed in full colour. As on the real railway, the distinction between railway-owned and private wagons was no longer relevant and the three titles published to date are grouped instead by types. The photos and reproduction are excellent, my only gripe being about the range of subjects covered, this appearing to be skewed in favour of certain types. For example, Volume 2 covered 'Steel Carriers, Engineers Stock, Timber Carriers & Powder Tanks' and featured 14 photos of OTA timber wagons but none of the various types of JSA steel wagons. |
| Reviewed: | 15/05/2017 by Thomas Young (Comments made by others can appear in the notes section towards the bottom of this page) |
| Sample pages: | (Click on any image to view full-sized in a new window)
The first title was published in 2002 and covered hoppers, vans, opens and vehicle transporters
Most pages have just two photos, often showing variations of a basic type
A varied selection of types is the subject of book 2, published in 2003
All photos are in colour and the reproduction is excellent
2004 saw a third volume, covering most types of tank wagon
This book seems to contain a lot of photos of filthy wagons! These two aren't too bad |
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The first title was published in 2002 and covered hoppers, vans, opens and vehicle transporters
Most pages have just two photos, often showing variations of a basic type
A varied selection of types is the subject of book 2, published in 2003
All photos are in colour and the reproduction is excellent
2004 saw a third volume, covering most types of tank wagon
This book seems to contain a lot of photos of filthy wagons! These two aren't too bad